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Composer Pro User Guide
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200-00005 Composer Pro
User Guide Part 1
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To connect and set up the USB WiFi Adapter for a Home Controller HC-300:
1. Connect the Home Controller HC-300 to the Ethernet network using an Ethernet CAT5 cable (this
is a temporary connection to support set-up activities).
2. Plug the adapter to the USB port on the Controller.
3. Start Composer and connect to Director on Local Network.
a. In the Tools menu, select System Manager.
b. In the Devices pane, select the network address of the device where you want to set up the
network configuration, and click Connect.
• If the device’s network address is not on this list, click Refresh.
• If it still does not appear, click Add to enter it manually.
• If you do not know the network address, find it at the Connections view > Network tab.
c. Click the Network tab, and click Configure.
4. Click Next when a Network Configuration wizard dialog appears.
a. Continue through the wizard screens, and provide the following information appropriate for
your system. Much of this information has to match that of your Wireless Access Point (WAP).
b. Enter the new device name, but do not include spaces in the new name.
c. Indicate the network type: Wireless (WiFi) network.
d. Indicate the method for obtaining the DNS server address: DHCP or Static IP. Control4
recommends DHCP (automatically selected).
e. Enter the SSID.
f. Enter the WEP key (if any).
g. Enter the encryption type (64 or 128).
h. Click on a Key type (hex or ascii).
i. Click Finish to complete the wizard and reboot the adapter to apply the network configuration
changes.
5. Disconnect the Ethernet CAT5 cable from the Controller.
2.5.5.3 Ensure that ZigBee Server Is Running
Use the Control4
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Composer Pro System Design view to check the Controller's properties and ensure
that ZigBee server is running on a Controller.
Note: This does not apply to Home Controller HC-1000.
To ensure the Controller properties are set correctly:
1. Start Composer and connect to a Director.
2. Click System Design.
3. In the project tree, select the Controller object for the properties to appear.
4. Ensure that the ZigBee server is running. If not, see “Example: Verify the Network Connections” in
this document.